Synlett 2018; 29(19): 2481-2492
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610217
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Intermolecular Stereoselective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation: An Evolutionary Account

Samantha E. Shockley
,
J. Caleb Hethcox
,
Brian M. Stoltz*
The Warren and Katherine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101-20, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA   Email: stoltz@caltech.edu
› Author Affiliations
Support for our program has been made available from the NIH-NIGMS (R01GM080269) and Caltech. Additionally, J.C.H. thanks the Camille and Henry Dreyfus postdoctoral program in Environmental Chemistry, and S.E.S. thanks the NIH-NIGMS for a predoctoral fellowship (F31GM120804).
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Publication History

Received: 28 May 2018

Accepted after revision: 25 June 2018

Publication Date:
15 August 2018 (online)


These authors contributed equally

Abstract

Our lab has long been interested in the development of methods for the creation of enantioenriched all-carbon quaternary stereocenters. Historically, our interest has centered on palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation, though recent efforts have moved to include the study of iridium catalysts. Whereas palladium catalysts enable the preparation of isolated stereocenters, the use of iridium catalysts allows for the direct construction of vicinal stereocenters via an enantio-, diastereo-, and regioselective allylic alkylation. This Account details the evolution of our research program from inception, which focused on the first iridium-catalyzed allylic alkylation to prepare stereodyads containing a single quaternary stereocenter, to our most recent discovery that allows for the synthesis of vicinal quaternary centers.

1 Introduction

2 Synthesis of Vicinal Tertiary and All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters via Enantio- and Diastereoselective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation

2.1 Cyclic Nucleophiles

2.2 Acyclic Nucleophiles

2.3 Alkyl-Substituted Electrophiles

3 Umpoled Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Reactions

3.1 Tertiary Allylic Stereocenters

3.2 Quaternary Allylic Stereocenters

4 Synthesis of Vicinal All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via Enantio­selective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation

5 Summary and Future Outlook